Ninurta-apal-Ekur
| Ninurta-apal-Ekur | |
|---|---|
| King of Assyria | |
| King of the Middle Assyrian Empire | |
| Reign | 3/13 regnal years 1191–1179 BC |
| Predecessor | Enlil-kudurri-usur |
| Successor | Ashur-dan I |
| Father | Ilī-padâ |
Ninurta-apal-Ekur, inscribed mdMAŠ-A-é-kur, meaning “Ninurta is the heir of the Ekur,” was a king of Assyria in the early 12th century BC who usurped the throne and styled himself king of the universe and priest of the gods Enlil and Ninurta. His reign overlaps the reigns of his Babylonian contemporaries Adad-šuma-uṣur and Meli-Šipak.